Show-box for eivs broi dery



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M. H. PULASKI. SHOW BOX FOR EMBROIDERY,

Patented Mar. 24, 1885.

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SHOW BOX FOR EMBROIDERY. No. 314,542. Patented Mar. 24, 1885.

UNrrEn S'rarns ATENT tribe.

MORRIS H. PULASKI, OF PHILADELPHIA, PlElSlNSYIN'ANIA.

SHOW-BOX FOR EMBROIDERY.

SPECIFICATION forming part 01" Letters Patent No.314,54.-2, dated lidarch 2 1-, 1885.

Application filed February 15, 1893.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MoRRIs H. PULASKI, a citizen of the Uhited States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful improvement in show-boxes for embroidery, or boxes for holding and exhibiting embroideries and analogous articles in already measured folds or lengths, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part hereof, and wherein like letters of reference point out similar parts on each figure, and in which Figure 1 is a general perspective view of my improved box, showing embroidery in place. Fig. 1 is a detached view of the outer envelope, parts being broken away, showing end and side fortifyingstrips when such strips are attached to said box. Fig. 1 is a crosssectional view thereof on the line 3 3 Fig. 2 is a plan View of the box, showing the upper side or top thereof when closed, and displaying through its opening a sample of the inclosed embroidery. Fig. 3 is a view of the. under side of the lid of the inner drawer, as said lid would appear if detached. Fig. A is a reverse plan view of the entire box, the inner drawer completely closed therein. Fig. 5 is a side elevation or edgewise view of the box when made double, two of the boxes shown in Fig. 1 being put together bottom to bottom. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a form of my box, showing rigid side supporting-strips attached to the sides of the sliding drawer,also an end supporting-strip in dotted lines. In this View the embroidery is removed. Fig. 7 is a crosssection on the line at 00, Fl 2. Fig. 8 is a similar cross-section of a double box of the same character.

The principal difference between the boxes shown in Figs. 6 and 7 and that shown in Fig. 1 is in the arrangement of sustaining or fortil'ying strips of wood used to prevent crushing of the boxes when piled one on another. In the form shown in Fig. 1 no side supportingstrips are shown either in the outer box or sliding drawer, although in practice it is my intention to employ such side support-s either in the sliding drawer or outer envelope. Fig. 6 shows side supporting'strips, H, attached to (K0 model.)

the sliding drawer, while in Figs. 1", 1 such strips are shown arranged within the sides of the outer box, A.

A is the outer box or envelope; A the sides thereof; B G D E, members of the cover of the sliding drawer, and F the tray or bottom part of said drawer.

g represents strips or folded lengths of embroidery.

h is an elastic band, the function of which is to prevent the entire separation of the drawer from the surrounding box, said elastic being in practice attached at one end to the drawer and at the opposite end to the bottom of the box A, as plainly shown in Fig. 4, and in dotted lines in other figures.

Bis a bridge-strip at the rear end of the cover of the drawer. O is the main portion of said cover or lid, this portion, constructed as hereinafter described, forming a partially open-faced show-card. The opening in said portion 0 is shown in Fig. 6 as coincident with the opening upon the upper surface of the box A, and it will be readily understood that through the opening of said box and the aligning open space of the lid of the sliding drawer the upper layer of embroidery within said sliding drawer will be visible as a displaysample; but it is not essential that the lid of the sliding drawer should have a cut-away opening. Embroidery-strips may be displayed upon a solid face by passing said strips through the slits e e, as fully illustrated in Fig. 1.

Dis a forward hinged portion of the cover; E, a strip of wood attached to the free end of D, comprising, when the whole device is closed, the otherwise open end of the box A, said strip Eat the same time serving as a support to prevent crushing when several boxes are stacked on top of one another, or when any weight is placed on top of the box. 6 c are slits in 0, through which the embroidery passes.

H H are fortifying side strips located within the sliding drawer, or within the box A, in

either case their function being the same as a transverse strip, E, as hereinbel'ore described.

Said strips E and H can be used independently or in combination, in accordance to the degree of resistance required to resist down ward pressure or weight.

The advantages ofm y box are great strength, great convenience, and protection of the inclosed embroidery or material from dust or injury. My box also avoids the use of loops,

pins, hooks, or other means of securing the box upon the outside. These loops or fastenings are often troublesome by breaking off or by catching in various surrounding articles. None of these fastenings being used in or upon my box, the annoyance caused by them is entirely avoided.

My invention may be briefly described as consisting of an outer envelope of card-board, pasteboard, or like material, 'made in the form ofa long shallow box of the size usually employed in the trade, (but of course it may be made of any suitable size or material.) constructed as herein described, in combination with a sliding drawer having a cover hinged in two or more places, and the several fortifying-strips, as shown and described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

Openings are made, preferably rectangular in form, in the top and bottom of the box A, and one end is left open for admission of the sliding drawer. Two curved notches, a, are made in the forward end to admit takinghold of the sliding drawer. The opening on the top is for the purpose of displaying the uncut sample, which is attached through the slitse e of the cover of the innerdrawer. The opening in the bottom of the box A is to reduce weight and to facilitate the ready adjustment of one end of the elastic h to the inner surface of the bottom of the said box A, as plainly illustrated in the drawings; but the opening at the bottom-of the box A can be dispensed with without departing from the scope of my invention.

The inner sliding drawer consists of an unbroken bottom, F, and sides f, a closed back and an open front, the strip E when folded down closing that end. Said strip is attached to the forward flap, D, at the front end ofthe cover, as plainly shown in Figs. 1, 6, &c. The sides f may be fortified with rigid strips H. (See Figs. 6 and 7.) The back end of this drawer is also strengthened by a strip, E.

The cover of the drawer is made of several members. Rearwardly is a permanently-attached bridge or cross-piece, B. The remaining portion consists of two or more pieces hinged together by paper, muslin, or any suitable flexible material, the forward division, forming the flap D, having thereunto attached the wooden strip E, which, when the whole device is closed, covers up the forward opening of the drawer and the outer box, A.

v The strip or piece B (see Figs. 1 and 6) bridges over the upper rear portion of the sliding drawer, resting against and upon the upper rear ends of the sides f, and covering the fortifying-strip E, and, as will be readily understood, the two ends of said bridge-piece also rest upon the rear ends of strips H H, when such strips are employed to fortify the respective longer sides of the drawer. The strip B thus forms a permanently-attachedportion of the cover of the sliding drawer. To said strip B is hinged the middle portion, 0, of the drawer-cover, said middle portion being provided with parallel slits e 6, each adapted and intended to admit the passage of a fold of the embroidery g,to form an exhibitsample without cutting off any of the web of which said exhibit is an integral part. In many devices of an analogous character, in order to exhibit the qualities and properties of the contents, it has been customary to cut off a piece of the fabriccontained in the package, and to attach such cut-off length, as a sample of the contents,upon the outside of the box or package. This, it will readily be understood, involves waste and consequent expense, which is obviated by my device, which, as before set forth, provides for the exhibition of an integral portion of the material.

The sliding drawer, in practice, is placed within the outerbox, A,through its open forward end, and may be slid back and forth any length, but is prevented from entire withdrawal by reason of the elastic .h, which at one end is attached to the bottom F of the drawer,at or about the middle thereof, and at its other end to the inner surface of the forward part of the bottom of the box A.

The device is used as follows: In case it is only desired to look at a portion of the fabric it is not necessary to open the box at all, and the device is practically dust-proof. If it is desired to examine the contents and handle the same, the drawer is partially drawn out from the box A, the hinged-flap D is lifted, and closer inspection can be had.

The advantage of the double box is this: Sometimes embroideries, edgings, and insertions of similar design and character, or matching each othersay, for instance, of divers widths or otherv relative conditions-are required by the purchaser, it is desirable to have them combined in one package, and the double box, as described, admits of having correlative grades, widths, or patterns combined practically in one package, and exhibited on opposite sides thereof, thus obviating the necessity of searching through stock for several separate packages which areliable to be misplaced or disarranged in a store-room or Warehouse.

I do not claim, broadly, a sliding drawer within an outer envelope, as such construction has been used before; but

WVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the-United States, is

1. A box for holding and exhibiting embroidery and analogous articles, consistingof an exterior case or envelope, A, said case being left open at one end,and having an opening at the top thereof, in combination with an interior sliding drawer, the under surface of said drawer being connected to the inner surface of the bottom of the boxA by an elastic band, It, said drawer having abottom, F, and rigid strip E upon its back end, and a rigid strip, H, on each of its two sides, and provided with a cover composed of the following elements: apermanently-attached rearbridgepiece, 13, a forward hinged flap, D, having an attached rigid end fortifying inclosing-strip, E, and a middle" portion, 0, provided with slits e 6, adapted and intended to receive as an exhibit-sample a portion of the contents of the package-as, for instance, embroidery 9- arranged, as set forth, as and for the purpose intended, substantially as described.

2. In devices for holding and exhibiting en1- broidery-strips and analogous articles, the combination of an outer envelope, A, an interior sliding drawer, and an elastic band, h,

MORRIS H. PULASKI. Vitnesscs:

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